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1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix


FieldValue
Grand PrixFrench
flagFrance
Official_NameGrand Prix de France Moto
LocationCircuit Paul Ricard
Course_mi3.610
Course_km5.810
Race_No6
Season_No13
Date29 May
Year1977
ImagePaul Ricard 1970.png
Pole_Rider_500Steve Baker
Pole_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Pole_Time_5002:09.060
Fast_Rider_500Giacomo Agostini
Fast_Rider_500_CountryITA
Fast_Time_5002:08.320
First_Rider_500Barry Sheene
First_Rider_500_CountryUK
Second_Rider_500Giacomo Agostini
Second_Rider_500_CountryITA
Third_Rider_500Steve Baker
Third_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Pole_Rider_350Jon Ekerold
Pole_Rider_350_CountryRSA
Pole_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix1928
Pole_Time_3502:15.360
Fast_Rider_350Takazumi Katayama
Fast_Rider_350_CountryJPN
Fast_Time_3502:13.390
First_Rider_350Takazumi Katayama
First_Rider_350_CountryJPN
Second_Rider_350Jon Ekerold
Second_Rider_350_CountryRSA
Second_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix1928
Third_Rider_350Bruno Kneubühler
Third_Rider_350_CountrySUI
Pole_Rider_250Barry Ditchburn
Pole_Rider_250_CountryUK
Pole_Time_2502:16.920
Fast_Rider_250Alan North
Fast_Rider_250_CountryRSA
Fast_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix1928
Fast_Time_2502:17.270
First_Rider_250Jon Ekerold
First_Rider_250_CountryRSA
First_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix1928
Second_Rider_250Alan North
Second_Rider_250_CountryRSA
Second_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix1928
Third_Rider_250Vic Soussan
Third_Rider_250_CountryAUS
Pole_Rider_125Pierpaolo Bianchi
Pole_Rider_125_CountryITA
Pole_Time_1252:24.550
Fast_Rider_125Pierpaolo Bianchi
Fast_Rider_125_CountryITA
Fast_Time_1252:21.800
First_Rider_125Pierpaolo Bianchi
First_Rider_125_CountryITA
Second_Rider_125Eugenio Lazzarini
Second_Rider_125_CountryITA
Third_Rider_125Harald Bartol
Third_Rider_125_CountryAUT
Pole_Rider_SidecarRolf Biland
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_CountrySUI
Pole_Passenger_SidecarKen Williams
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryUK
Pole_Time_Sidecar2:17.550
Fast_Rider_SidecarAlain Michel
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_CountryFRA
Fast_Passenger_SidecarGérard Lacorre
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryFRA
Fast_Time_Sidecar2:19.920
First_Rider_SidecarAlain Michel
First_Rider_Sidecar_CountryFRA
First_Passenger_SidecarGérard Lacorre
First_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryFRA
Second_Rider_SidecarGeorge O'Dell
Second_Rider_Sidecar_CountryUK
Second_Passenger_SidecarKenny Arthur
Second_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryUK
Third_Rider_SidecarHelmut Schilling
Third_Rider_Sidecar_CountryBRD
Third_Passenger_SidecarRainer Gundel
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryBRD

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The 1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 29 May 1977 at Circuit Paul Ricard.

500cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints12345678910111213141516171819RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSSources:
7GBR **Barry Sheene****Texaco Heron Team Suzuki****Suzuki**48'00.730**15**
8ITA **Giacomo Agostini****Team API Marlboro****Yamaha**+3.340**12**
32USA **Steve Baker****Yamaha Motor Company****Yamaha**+15.640**10**
17ITA **Gianfranco Bonera****Team Nava Olio Fiat****Suzuki**+18.170**8**
6CHE **Philippe Coulon****Marlboro Masche Total****Suzuki**+19.740**6**
12GBR **Steve Parrish****Texaco Heron Team Suzuki****Suzuki**+23.770**5**
2FIN **Teuvo Länsivuori****Life Racing Team****Suzuki**+30.480**4**
16ITA **Virginio Ferrari****Team Nava Olio Fiat****Suzuki**+30.680**3**
19ITA **Armando Toracca****MC della Robbia****Suzuki**+40.890**2**
3USA **Pat Hennen****Texaco Heron Team Suzuki****Suzuki**+55.550**1**
15FRA Christian EstrosiMarlboro Masche TotalSuzuki+1'00.250
18NLD Boet van DulmenPullshawSuzuki+1'10.770
11AUS Warren WillingYamaha+1'12.950
20NZL John WoodleySuzuki+1'55.220
68ITA Giovanni RolandoSuzuki+2'07.590
77BEL Jean-Philippe OrbanJean-Philippe Orban Racing TeamSuzuki+1 lap
43BRD Helmut KassnerBoeri Giudici Racing TeamSuzuki+1 lap
35FIN Markku MatikainenLänsivuori TeamSuzuki+1 lap
73ESP Carlos Delgado de San AntonioSuzuki+1 lap
23GBR Alex GeorgeHermetite Racing InternationalSuzukiRetired
9GBR John WilliamsTeam Appleby GladeSuzukiRetired
36ITA Graziano RossiSuzukiRetired
??FRA Hervé MoineauSuzukiRetired
42NZL Stuart AvantSid Griffiths RacingSuzukiRetired
??ITA Nico CereghiniLife Racing TeamSuzukiRetired
??FRA Bernard FauSuzukiRetired
4ITA Marco LucchinelliLife Racing TeamSuzukiRetired
??FRA Michel RougerieSuzukiRetired
??FRA Claude Ben El HadjSuzukiRetired
45NLD Wil HartogRiemersma RacingSuzukiRetired
??DEN Børge NielsenSuzukiRetired
26BRD Anton MangValvoline Racing HamburgSuzukiRetired
??AUT Karl AuerMSC RottenbergSuzukiRetired
28AUT Max WienerMSC RottenbergSuzukiRetired
28FRA André PogolottiSuzukiRetired
5GBR John NewboldMaurice NewboldSuzukiRetired
5FRA Daniel RougeMaurice NewboldSuzukiDid not start

350 cc classification

PosNo.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920
8JPN **Takazumi Katayama****Yamaha**2249:23.002**15**
23ZAF **Jon Ekerold****Yamaha**22+24.771**12**
7CHE **Bruno Kneubühler****Yamaha**22+44.446**10**
36AUS **Vic Soussan****Yamaha**22+48.493**8**
24FIN **Eero Hyvärinen****Yamaha**22+48.789**6**
5AUS **John Dodds****Yamaha**22+49.807**5**
4GBR **Tom Herron****Yamaha**22+54.6810**4**
9FRA **Olivier Chevallier****Yamaha**22+1:04.5511**3**
32FIN **Pekka Nurmi****Yamaha**22+1:04.97**2**
GBR **John Newbold****Yamaha**22+1:13.71**1**
11ITA Giacomo AgostiniYamaha22+1:38.90
124FRA Jean-Claude HogrelYamaha22+2:04.15
100DNK Børge NielsenYamaha22+2:09.55
125FRA Thierry EspiéYamaha22+2:20.82
71DEU Helmut KassnerYamaha22+3:05.0213
FRA Bernard FauYamaha21+1 lap12
120JPN Ken NemotoYamaha21+1 lap15
25FRA Pierre SoulasYamaha21+1 lap
44FRA Roland FaesserYamaha21+1 lap
126FRA Pierre ToccoYamaha21+1 lap
FRA Patrick PonsYamaha4
ZAF Alan NorthYamaha5
FRA Eric SaulYamaha8
ITA Vanes FranciniYamaha14
38 starters in total

250 cc classification

PosNo.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920
30ZAF **Jon Ekerold****Yamaha**2046:29.1917**15**
148ZAF **Alan North****Yamaha**20+6.0511**12**
33AUS **Vic Soussan****Yamaha**20+6.708**10**
167ITA **Mario Lega****Morbidelli**20+7.1221**8**
27FRA **Guy Bertin****Yamaha**20+16.8610**6**
8CHE **Bruno Kneubühler****Yamaha**20+19.7825**5**
5GBR **Tom Herron****Yamaha**20+22.996**4**
2JPN **Takazumi Katayama****Yamaha**20+24.632**3**
112FIN **Eero Hyvärinen****Yamaha**20+34.169**2**
31AUS **John Dodds****Yamaha**20+38.7112**1**
28FRA Eric SaulYamaha20+39.75
9FRA Olivier ChevallierYamaha20+40.1714
32FIN Pekka NurmiYamaha20+46.99
21FRA Jean-Claude HogrelYamaha20+1:10.46
100GBR Clive HortonYamaha20+1:10.76
113FRA Alain BeraudYamaha20+1:11.43
107FRA Pascal RenaudetHarley-Davidson20+1:31.37
70FRA Roland FaesserYamaha20+1:31.66
164ITA Franco SolaroliHarley-Davidson20+1:33.04
106JPN Ken NemotoYamaha20+1:42.74
GBR Barry DitchburnKawasaki1
JPN Akihiko KiyoharaKawasaki3
FRA Christian SarronYamaha4
VEN Aldo NanniniYamaha5
CHE Michel FrutschiYamaha7
ITA Franco UnciniHarley-Davidson13
GBR Mick GrantKawasaki15
36 starters in total, 24 finishers

125 cc classification

PosNo.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920
1ITA **Pierpaolo Bianchi****Morbidelli**1843:08.681**15**
8ITA **Eugenio Lazzarini****Morbidelli**18+17.342**12**
63AUT **Harald Bartol****Morbidelli**18+1:16.573**10**
7DEU **Gert Bender****Bender**18+1:47.5113**8**
6FRA **Jean-Louis Guignabodet****Morbidelli**18+1:48.888**6**
19ITA **Giovanni Ziggiotto****Morbidelli**18+1:50.817**5**
65ITA **Sauro Pazzaglia****Morbidelli**18+1:51.3514**4**
10BEL **Julien van Zeebroeck****Morbidelli**18+2:03.099**3**
ITA **Maurizio Massimiani****Morbidelli**18+2:03.7217**2**
52ITA **Pierluigi Conforti****Morbidelli**18+2:07.346**1**
49DEU Walter KoschineMorbidelli18+2:23.58
58FRA Yves DupontMorbidelli18+2:27.2910
43FIN Matti KinnunenMorbidelli17+1 lap4
48FRA Thierry NoblesseMorbidelli17+1 lap
24FRA François GranonMaico17+1 lap
17ITA Enrico CeredaMorbidelli17+1 lap
56FRA Patrick HerouardMorbidelli17+1 lap
78DEU Horst SeelSeel17+1 lap
70AUT Ernst FagererMorbidelli17+1 lap
45FRA Laurent GomisMorbidelli17+1 lap
DEU Anton MangMorbidelli5
ITA Pieraldo CiprianiMorbidelli11
SWE Per-Edward CarlssonMorbidelli12
CHE Stefan DörflingerMorbidelli15
38 starters in total, 27 finishers

Sidecar classification

PosNo.RiderPassengerManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints123456789101112131415
9FRA **Alain Michel**FRA **Gérard Lecorre****Yamaha**1842:35.362**15**
8GBR **George O'Dell**GBR **Kenny Arthur****Seymaz-Yamaha**18+35.563**12**
6DEU **Helmut Schilling**DEU **Rainer Gundel****Aro**18+44.716**10**
3CHE **Hermann Schmid**CHE **Jean-Petit Matille****Schmid-Yamaha**18+48.004**8**
31SWE **Göte Brodin**SWE **Bengt Forsberg****Windle-Yamaha**18+48.318**6**
5DEU **Siegfried Schauzu**DEU **Wolfgang Kalauch****Yamaha**18+2:07.59**5**
20CHE **Jean-François Monnin**CHE **Edouard Weber****Seymaz-Yamaha**18+2:10.29**4**
29FRA **Yvan Trolliet**FRA **Pierre Muller****Yamaha**18+2:14.7810**3**
7GBR **Dick Greasley**GBR **Mick Skeels****Chell-Yamaha**18+2:19.35**2**
51DEU **Max Venus**DEU **Norman Bittermann****König**18+2:25.4311**1**
FRA Michel ChevassierFRA Max GrossYamaha17+1 lap
18CHE Hans-Peter HubacherCHE Pudu DubachYamaha17+1 lap
14DEU Ted JanssenDEU Erich SchmitzColyam17+1 lap
52AUT Herbert PrüglAUT Hans KussbergerRotax17+1 lap
33BEL Marc AlexandreBEL Paul GerardKova-König17+1 lap
CHE Rolf BilandGBR Kenny WilliamsSchmid-Yamaha1
CHE Bruno HolzerCHE Charly MeierhansLCR-Yamaha5
CHE Ernst TrachselCHE "Agner"Schmid-Yamaha7
DEU Werner SchwärzelDEU Andreas HuberAro9
28 starters in total, 21 finishers

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1976 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1978 French Grand Prix

References

  1. "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden.".
  2. "Motocourse 1977-1978". Hazleton Securities Ltd.
  3. (3 April 2018). "1977 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  4. "FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1977".
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